So original and such a pure idea without trying to be original or different. Just the power of the concept stands alone against most art that's out there, being so pretentious and acting important. Miru Kim is one of my favorite artists just based on this.
Whilst some of the work is artistic she shows a lack of respect in some of the places and countries she chooses to expose herself. It is creative in one respect but she is basically an exhibitionist.
@showlink hey, fuck you asshole. you have no idea of my age. are you so hellbent on having the last word that you mustmake a complete ass of yourself. Grow up, shithead.
@johnnycracko no..they cant. what she is doing is art, not attention-whoring. its ashame how some people are here so immature they cannot look past nudity in a sexual light. Her photos are beautiful. But if you dont like them, go back to your comic books.
@johnnycracko It's not about the nudity, it's about the fragility the photos represent . You obviously don't understand anything from an artistic point of view so why did you even bother to come to this video ? Your comment just shows your immaturity and lack of intelligence .
Pretentious little twat stripping to distract herself from her real issues. Nudity can be art... but I've never seen it fail to also be desperate attention-whoring. Pathetic. When (not if, not I-hope, but WHEN) she gets tetanus or some nasty infection, guess who's going to be laughing?
when many little poor girls are murdered and raped at afghan, those rich young bitchs tried nude show for money. haha. this world is fucked up ! money is all !
Why debate the funding or the artist. Just enjoy the raw natural beauty that the living form brings to such dead spaces and places. Are we that out of touch? If not, we sure are close!
Miru Kim is the daughter of Yong-Ok Kim, who is very famous in Korea. Mr Kim is really one of a kind in many ways. I was quite surprised that his daughter became a news appearing as ar artist.. I enjoyed this clip and really appreciate your uploading this. Watchingthis clip, I quite have the sense of who she is. very interesting...
@istinkinyoface I think most people are smart enough to realize that this is the work of a single individual and not representative of Koreans as a whole. I'm not Korean & would not expect other Koreans to be posing nude in tunnels.
Mixed feelings. Part of me feels that posing nude in tunnels is sort of gratuitous. Part of me is mesmerized by this presentation. Wondering if our tax dollars are paying for this, or whether she did. If the former, I might be disturbed. If the latter, I am more admiring of her persistence and commitment to her message -- despite my uncertainty of how to respond to this message.
@straightarrow372 I dont know where she is getting funding, and I am actually wondering about that too, but I know she's from privileged family with Harvard educated parents, so I'm guessing she is not using taxpayers' money.
@straightarrow372@straightarrow372 I dont know where she is getting funding, and I am actually wondering about that too, but I know she's from privileged family with Harvard educated parents, so I'm guessing she is not using taxpayers' money.
way of a woman always exposing her sexuality as a vunerable gentle creature as a symbol of existence kind gentle etc ..................each seems pretty ferrocious celebration of animal instincts of eastern philosophies ..fascinating ,only in america.funny horrifying beastallious frigidly eastern coldblodded selfmutation at the very self of perceived identity due to cultural background and genetic trace of abuse very corrupted ready to betray for a better choice in every where possible
brave woman.. who loves pushing boundaries.. just imagine checking out these dark random places.. naked. Hope she doesn't cross path with seedy people during her expedition.
amazing photos, except for the girl, dont get me wrong, simply sex sells. and clothes dont necesary dates the pic, her hair cut does. search for artificial soldier by karezoid on deaviant art, that dates the picture? i don't think so.
How much fame would this art have gotten if it was a middle aged overweight man taking nude pictures of himself in the NYC underground??? Seriously this shouldn't be on TED.
How much fame would CERN have gotten if it was just a bunch of middle aged overweight nude men making tunnels underground? What if Brian Greene was just a middle aged overweight nude man?
I am always struck by the ignorance and lack of intelligence possessed by those who engage in comment "wars" on YouTube but I can't help but remark upon some of the things written in response to this video. Miss Kim's photos reveal exceptional talent and skill as well as the courage required to document these places. I pity the individuals who have nothing better to offer than offensive pornographic references. Don't watch it if you don't have anything positive to offer.
those of you that find this not to be art, couldnt with a brush, a pencil, or a typewriter reach this level of conceptual thinking. Not even if your lives depended on it. Your minds are just too small and dense to facilitate it. I am very sorry, have a nice life.
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Pushing a button an a camera is NOT art. Throwing paint at a canvas with a bucket is NOT art. People today seem to think anything iteresting to look at is art, by that logic everything is art, therefore art itself cannot exist since nothing exists which is NOT art. Lol... Why dont you get some paints and brushes and learn how little you know about art. It saddens me that a niche exists for these useless people.
Try pushing the button on a camera that produces anything like the classic photos that even an uncultured boob would recognize. The fact that you celebrate the inability to differentiate a Rothko from a drop cloth is cause for shame, not pride.
If you expect people to take you seriously hold off on your judgementalism, prejudices and open your mind up just a little. You know nothing about me. You assume that I am white and bourgeois because I am not a college dropout. Your attitutde is insulting to every member of every minority that has worked hard to make something of themselves. FYI, I'm hispanic and migrated here with nothing but the clothes on my back 40 years ago. Perhaps she sees something in your home that you don't! Grow up!
HONDURAS!!!YEAH!!!! i love her work, takeon things and creativity! some pictures made me think she was a bit filthy hahaha good series tho :D respect, fan xx cat
This is REAL ART people. You may disagree, you may critique it, you may even hate it, but it is art and expresses Miru Kim's feelings, emotions and responses to the different places. I am an architect as well as a photographer and as such, totally fascinated by her work.
I agree with velodoccitane. He put it kind of harshly, but is he wrong? ethicsg, you confuse being an "internet critic" with critical thinking. If you care about art and it's implications, then you need to think critically. So many people are calling themselves "artists" today that the term is virtually meaningless. If Miru called herself something more mundane, like a businessperson, an academic or an entertainer, then it wouldn't matter. She's really a combination of the three.
I think he probably is wrong. I don't THINK that it's the fact that she's asian and female that makes her presence in the pictures (I could be working subconsciously of course), so much that it's something human and... frail amongst the ruins.
Also, while I'm very much of the "if it isn't a pretty landscape it's not REAL art" school of thought, this comes close, and seems to hit most of the "art buttons" of any other given definition...
Good video, but why the nudity? It offends me slightly. I know it's art etc. but i think you should look at the consequences. Look at the comments. They aren't compliments for your work. One does tend to think that this is a publicity stunt.
she explained the nudity. when a person wears clothes in a photo it dates the photo. she wanted the feel of what she's doing to be a little more timeless. She also said that she got tired of just photographing the space and wanted to add a character to it so she chose herself as a "creature" in the picture. I don't want to go so far as to say it's brilliant, but very clever nonetheless. The act in and of itself I think adds a particular sincerity to the project.
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Wow, those photos are just amazing! I think making such places many people consider ugly look beautiful is somnething only persons with great creative and visionary potentials can do.
If I had the chance I'd wish to join such a group of artists.
(But I would certainly not look as attractive on the images... Perhaps I could take the photos)
She's created some very fantastic works of art! There's so much emotion in her captures and her use of herself in the pictures is really breathtaking. I applaud her bravery, navigating the catacombs and capturing herself resting on the remains of probably thousands of individuals.
i think her work's amazing. i've not seen photos like those.. i love to explore the cities, but i never thought of really venturing the underground or forbidden places. she's beautiful in her own "odd" ways and i love her bravery. she's obviously a very intellectual person..
because nobody else does it, she did it, and she did it great. i salute her for her bravery and an alternative perspective on things, you don't get to appreciate the beauty and the melancholy of the old tunnels and ruins everyday, aye?
i'm sure this video had opened all our eyes to some point. and that's what TED is all about :)
That she's so nervous to speak just in front of a couple hundreds of people with clothes on, yet have no trouble with posing naked in photographs that will be seen by thousands?
well, what's so ironic about that? i dunno - i have pics of myself naked that i wouldn't hesitate to show others, but i find it tough to speak in front of a whole crowd. a lot of people find public speaking intimidating.
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Oh look, another untalented woman taking off her clothes to gain attention. Thanks for bringing us this intellectually stimulating talk TED.... honestly, sometimes TED talks are just plain stupid.
agreed, matyuk54; the taste3 conference talks were utterly useless---like this presentation, it's just filler to meet the upload requirements & keep subscribers watching. It [the presenters & their subjects) was nice for the last few weeks, though.
I dunno, I mean it's a bit different to the usual style, but they are interesting enough in their way, and it's nice to see people talking articulately about ANYTHING these days.
Yeah... I rather suspect she's both shy AND an exhibitionist (OK, not really an exhibitionist, and I get the feeling she's ALONE and naked 99% of the time, but you know what I mean). Some people just don't like talking in front of people, and maybe she feels embarrassed not so much about being naked as in observing people and interacting with them as they see her nakedness.
I think she is absolutely amazing! I would really like to meet her and see more of her work, and talk to her about the ruins. Going to those places... I think it would be an incredible experience. I'm officially jealous!
Too bad that most people who have commented seem to have missed the point of this speech entirely...
humanizing derelict rubble....big ideas, hard to truly translate to the average joe...but I appreciate the communication of these beautiful ideas nonetheless. she couldnt have made those places fun to look at through any other means in my opinion. nobody asked her, she didnt have to but she did, so good for her. nice ass too. ;)
That is some seriously interesting photography. To yego and funkynotayunkie, I think she's going for a juxtaposition in these photos. The use of herself is a matter of necessity, as she was doing her work alone with a timer... but the point is somewhat in the contract between a healthy young female figure and the derelict buildings which are genderless, aged, decomposing. Really lovely work.
Yego2! This is her individual expression of art. This is what makes these abandon places fill with life. I feel this contrast is quite unique and poignant.
and I'm giving my individual perception of her artwork. There's already plenty of life in those places, but the life from she is bringing in the picture looks out of place. Her carefully combed hair and her postures give her away. A homeless drug addict would've looked more at home out there.
Very interesting but i thing in these pictures she is an alien and the homeless is reality so he should be in the picture, it depends on how you look at it but still impresive
Yeah ... what a loser ... traveling the world pursuing her art... speaking at TED ... getting paid big money to do what she loves ... she should be crammed up in a little office cubicle, pondering her purpose between deadlines, fighting commuters on the underground and considering whether her retirement funds will be sufficient, while she watches YouTube clips of interesting people.
remarkably it's always the thirdworld trash, those dumb, ignorant, lazy, filthy, hateful little pricks that are trolling on youtube
you really should have a threesome somewhere with thelleht from Papua New Guinea and your dumb whore of a "girlfriend" (which in reality is your fat faggot companion)
This young artist has a great eye for architectural form and lighting, as is readily apparent to any seasoned photographer, and her inclusion of the nude form provides excellent counterpoint in many respects. Her work is deserving of being more widely presented, and this is an effective venue for that purpose. Thank you for posting this.
So original and such a pure idea without trying to be original or different. Just the power of the concept stands alone against most art that's out there, being so pretentious and acting important. Miru Kim is one of my favorite artists just based on this.
PorroFirst 5 days ago
good!
trinhphihung 3 months ago
Why are woman so fixated on their naked body? These interiors would be beautiful itself without any flesh
JackTorrance2020 3 months ago
this girl, is special. She is persevere and brave, doing something beautiful that no girls before had ever tried to do
lovekibainuzuka 4 months ago
Such a brilliant artist. I absolutely love her photos.
ReverendCharles 7 months ago
Whilst some of the work is artistic she shows a lack of respect in some of the places and countries she chooses to expose herself. It is creative in one respect but she is basically an exhibitionist.
showlink 7 months ago
@showlink but arent all artists exhibitionists, in some way?
Zorsha 7 months ago
@Zorsha Lol is this a pun? That's a good response if it is.
showlink 7 months ago
@showlink uhmm..no.
Zorsha 7 months ago
@Zorsha damn I thought you might have had a sense of humour for a moment.
showlink 7 months ago
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Zorsha 7 months ago
dude..don't be a douche. it's boring.
Zorsha 7 months ago
@Zorsha yep old lady no sense of humour.
showlink 7 months ago
@showlink hey, fuck you asshole. you have no idea of my age. are you so hellbent on having the last word that you mustmake a complete ass of yourself. Grow up, shithead.
Zorsha 7 months ago
@Zorsha Hit a raw nerve? If you want to start being, to use your terminology, a "douche" then expect it back nanna.
showlink 7 months ago
@showlink borrrring. sounds like someone just needs to go get laid....and get a life.
Zorsha 7 months ago
@Zorsha Yep you certainly do sound like you need a bit of the old rumpy pumpy. Mid-life crisis maybe. Last word.
showlink 7 months ago
This woman is an attention seeker lets face it anyone can get nude and do the same...
johnnycracko 8 months ago
@johnnycracko just because she is nude does not mean she is seeking attention. her photo are beautiful and tastefull..not exploitive in anyway.
Zorsha 7 months ago
@johnnycracko no..they cant. what she is doing is art, not attention-whoring. its ashame how some people are here so immature they cannot look past nudity in a sexual light. Her photos are beautiful. But if you dont like them, go back to your comic books.
Zorsha 7 months ago
@Zorsha please go back to the hole you crawled out of. I never said nudity = sex. retard
johnnycracko 7 months ago
@johnnycracko uhm whatever. again you just prove how immature you are.
Zorsha 7 months ago
@johnnycracko shut up please. she takes beautiful pictures.
lovekibainuzuka 4 months ago
@johnnycracko It's not about the nudity, it's about the fragility the photos represent . You obviously don't understand anything from an artistic point of view so why did you even bother to come to this video ? Your comment just shows your immaturity and lack of intelligence .
MrChristophe156 4 months ago 2
her job is very interesting
be2easy5 8 months ago
i like it
jillianad15 8 months ago
wonderful very interesting.
keep it up Kim
Regards
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sushilsakhuja 8 months ago
Damn! Naked Photos seems so "Creative".
KakkyDaKhrrak 8 months ago
I suggest you can add any kind of animal with you . More powerful, more irony.
koalachung7 8 months ago
Pretentious little twat stripping to distract herself from her real issues. Nudity can be art... but I've never seen it fail to also be desperate attention-whoring. Pathetic. When (not if, not I-hope, but WHEN) she gets tetanus or some nasty infection, guess who's going to be laughing?
stojespal 8 months ago
unhygienic
nvlptl 8 months ago
when many little poor girls are murdered and raped at afghan, those rich young bitchs tried nude show for money. haha. this world is fucked up ! money is all !
i8hy6e3 8 months ago
Taking your clothes if you are a woman, now gets a TED talk??? TED has jumped the shark. Say hi to the Fonz.
Snackay 8 months ago
beautiful !
aasigraa 8 months ago
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do not take nude photos in front of mosques. you should respect other religion and cultures and your father claims.
KYUNGILNAM 8 months ago
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art prooves life isn't enough.
mayacestmoi1 8 months ago
art prooves life isn't enough
mayacestmoi1 8 months ago
Get these crazy people out of society. Art has no value.
Rizon1985 8 months ago
omfg she is arrested haha. she isn't even artist. and I heard that she has some mental disease.
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i8hy6e3 8 months ago
Her works are interesting, all but her pig sty one which appears degrading
0rbis2010 8 months ago
Why debate the funding or the artist. Just enjoy the raw natural beauty that the living form brings to such dead spaces and places. Are we that out of touch? If not, we sure are close!
teslaminded1 8 months ago
so inspiring!
catrinaxoxo6 10 months ago
Miru Kim is the daughter of Yong-Ok Kim, who is very famous in Korea. Mr Kim is really one of a kind in many ways. I was quite surprised that his daughter became a news appearing as ar artist.. I enjoyed this clip and really appreciate your uploading this. Watchingthis clip, I quite have the sense of who she is. very interesting...
Thanks...
zobura 11 months ago
crazy..
minhoanh 11 months ago
man her art is great, but also this makes koreans look bad to the non artsies
istinkinyoface 11 months ago
@istinkinyoface I think most people are smart enough to realize that this is the work of a single individual and not representative of Koreans as a whole. I'm not Korean & would not expect other Koreans to be posing nude in tunnels.
straightarrow372 11 months ago
I swear if she knew any martial arts then she would be perfect for me in every single way. I love her right now and I would love to talk with her.
WeaponSamurai 1 year ago
Mixed feelings. Part of me feels that posing nude in tunnels is sort of gratuitous. Part of me is mesmerized by this presentation. Wondering if our tax dollars are paying for this, or whether she did. If the former, I might be disturbed. If the latter, I am more admiring of her persistence and commitment to her message -- despite my uncertainty of how to respond to this message.
straightarrow372 1 year ago
@straightarrow372 I dont know where she is getting funding, and I am actually wondering about that too, but I know she's from privileged family with Harvard educated parents, so I'm guessing she is not using taxpayers' money.
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@straightarrow372 @straightarrow372 I dont know where she is getting funding, and I am actually wondering about that too, but I know she's from privileged family with Harvard educated parents, so I'm guessing she is not using taxpayers' money.
parkym77 11 months ago
What an amazing woman, as well as artist.
catcraig 1 year ago
Loooooooovveee what shes doing feel the same about subject
Catfishjoeproduction 1 year ago
I am still a big fan Miru. Very proud of you.
byranwilson 1 year ago
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Ezactly! I am an artist myself. It sometimes calls for taking a chance.
carchavtube 1 year ago
Speaking as an artist, to put yourself nude in your own work, is really risky.
carchavtube 1 year ago
way of a woman always exposing her sexuality as a vunerable gentle creature as a symbol of existence kind gentle etc ..................each seems pretty ferrocious celebration of animal instincts of eastern philosophies ..fascinating ,only in america.funny horrifying beastallious frigidly eastern coldblodded selfmutation at the very self of perceived identity due to cultural background and genetic trace of abuse very corrupted ready to betray for a better choice in every where possible
artregeous 2 years ago
she seems a little timid but courageous at the same time. very nice pictures.
wangchangyang 2 years ago
inspiring and daring.
loving the picture with the bones. its... beautiful
Cuttiegirlsu 2 years ago
this woman is amazingly creative i love her work
katsimblet 2 years ago
brave woman.. who loves pushing boundaries.. just imagine checking out these dark random places.. naked. Hope she doesn't cross path with seedy people during her expedition.
hannahskm 2 years ago 2
amazing photos, except for the girl, dont get me wrong, simply sex sells. and clothes dont necesary dates the pic, her hair cut does. search for artificial soldier by karezoid on deaviant art, that dates the picture? i don't think so.
rockorsario 2 years ago
i love it
sexyfancy 2 years ago 2
not only are the pictures "art," she also is "the art"
magog9 2 years ago 3
really a creative idea and amazing piece of work. very inspiring!
hkcabletv1 2 years ago 2
I wanted it without clothing....cause that would garner more attention...
azangor 2 years ago
Jowa.
captainbadd 2 years ago
Amazing, so many messages from God. So many layers, God works in mysterious ways.!
God bless her
academysounds 2 years ago
Amazing work! Greetings from all brazilian artists!
xandrelimadesign 2 years ago 4
Yours is my ultimate favourite coment on whole Youtube :-). ..Let´s be inspired..
finehomemadewine 2 years ago
Wow, this is a very courageous artist. She has produced very haunting images!
GR1o6180339887498948 2 years ago 6
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How much fame would this art have gotten if it was a middle aged overweight man taking nude pictures of himself in the NYC underground??? Seriously this shouldn't be on TED.
melonbarmonster 2 years ago
How much fame would CERN have gotten if it was just a bunch of middle aged overweight nude men making tunnels underground? What if Brian Greene was just a middle aged overweight nude man?
e2speedballr 2 years ago
I am always struck by the ignorance and lack of intelligence possessed by those who engage in comment "wars" on YouTube but I can't help but remark upon some of the things written in response to this video. Miss Kim's photos reveal exceptional talent and skill as well as the courage required to document these places. I pity the individuals who have nothing better to offer than offensive pornographic references. Don't watch it if you don't have anything positive to offer.
JHarrisHHI 2 years ago 7
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Theres lots of run-down ruined and wasteful things in New York. No wonder they are bankrupt.
I say just make it a prison, but keep Snake Pliskin out.
Kim could live to be 4000 years old and always have material even if nothing else rots and she never leaves NY.
Oh and stop running around naked in public. When you get your camera stolen or get raped, it will do no good to blame President Bush.
CalicoatMaker 2 years ago
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those of you that find this not to be art, couldnt with a brush, a pencil, or a typewriter reach this level of conceptual thinking. Not even if your lives depended on it. Your minds are just too small and dense to facilitate it. I am very sorry, have a nice life.
jstnbcn 3 years ago 32
How is this "TED"-worthy? We know you watched this for the skin ;)
breastplates 2 years ago
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Pushing a button an a camera is NOT art. Throwing paint at a canvas with a bucket is NOT art. People today seem to think anything iteresting to look at is art, by that logic everything is art, therefore art itself cannot exist since nothing exists which is NOT art. Lol... Why dont you get some paints and brushes and learn how little you know about art. It saddens me that a niche exists for these useless people.
ashtray45 3 years ago
Try pushing the button on a camera that produces anything like the classic photos that even an uncultured boob would recognize. The fact that you celebrate the inability to differentiate a Rothko from a drop cloth is cause for shame, not pride.
adze13 3 years ago 11
im white and i dont have a highschool diploma
DAMOCLIES 3 years ago
If you expect people to take you seriously hold off on your judgementalism, prejudices and open your mind up just a little. You know nothing about me. You assume that I am white and bourgeois because I am not a college dropout. Your attitutde is insulting to every member of every minority that has worked hard to make something of themselves. FYI, I'm hispanic and migrated here with nothing but the clothes on my back 40 years ago. Perhaps she sees something in your home that you don't! Grow up!
discoduckdisco 3 years ago 5
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a really cheap way of getting attention. Would you like to get naked in my bed room pleasseee it's also very old !!
shawn786 3 years ago
HONDURAS!!!YEAH!!!! i love her work, takeon things and creativity! some pictures made me think she was a bit filthy hahaha good series tho :D respect, fan xx cat
catniprulz 3 years ago
This is REAL ART people. You may disagree, you may critique it, you may even hate it, but it is art and expresses Miru Kim's feelings, emotions and responses to the different places. I am an architect as well as a photographer and as such, totally fascinated by her work.
discoduckdisco 3 years ago
I agree with velodoccitane. He put it kind of harshly, but is he wrong? ethicsg, you confuse being an "internet critic" with critical thinking. If you care about art and it's implications, then you need to think critically. So many people are calling themselves "artists" today that the term is virtually meaningless. If Miru called herself something more mundane, like a businessperson, an academic or an entertainer, then it wouldn't matter. She's really a combination of the three.
NYCVisualArtist 3 years ago 4
I think he probably is wrong. I don't THINK that it's the fact that she's asian and female that makes her presence in the pictures (I could be working subconsciously of course), so much that it's something human and... frail amongst the ruins.
Also, while I'm very much of the "if it isn't a pretty landscape it's not REAL art" school of thought, this comes close, and seems to hit most of the "art buttons" of any other given definition...
monkeyknifefight7 3 years ago 5
Good video, but why the nudity? It offends me slightly. I know it's art etc. but i think you should look at the consequences. Look at the comments. They aren't compliments for your work. One does tend to think that this is a publicity stunt.
boundarydweller 3 years ago
she explained the nudity. when a person wears clothes in a photo it dates the photo. she wanted the feel of what she's doing to be a little more timeless. She also said that she got tired of just photographing the space and wanted to add a character to it so she chose herself as a "creature" in the picture. I don't want to go so far as to say it's brilliant, but very clever nonetheless. The act in and of itself I think adds a particular sincerity to the project.
pizzeo 2 years ago 3
I was thinking of doing a short documentary on city rats. Interesting to see that someone else was inspired by such a hardy surviving species.
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this is awesome
Jeremiahwqaa 3 years ago
11:46 Victor Hugo never wrote about the resistance in Les Miserables!
He died in 1895 and would have had a hard time relating the second world war
kailuafrog 3 years ago
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i want her so much
i pray for god
i know god will help me
chinaliew 3 years ago
i want to hug her so much
please let me hug her for two hour
chinaliew 3 years ago
amazing
symbolt 3 years ago
you dont need to be naked to get a homeless man to rape you. ho bag put your clothes back on
RantKid 3 years ago
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whore!
ElectrickDragon 3 years ago
absolutely beautiful.
Stunning pictures, they simply capture so much more as soon as a human element is introduced.
Five stars. I really enjoyed this one :)
hutchings000 3 years ago 5
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she's a whore
ElectrickDragon 3 years ago
nice story of the homeless man
superpulga20 3 years ago 3
someone just wanted to get naked in public
BJJMTF 3 years ago 2
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WANK TIME
oxygenownz 3 years ago
She had learnt the whole speech by heart! She also seems very timid.
Nice pics of these tunnels, I love how she references Berlin where several horror movies have been shot in tunnels underneath the earth.
DonQuichotteLiberia 3 years ago
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but she's a whore...
ElectrickDragon 3 years ago
Wow, those photos are just amazing! I think making such places many people consider ugly look beautiful is somnething only persons with great creative and visionary potentials can do.
If I had the chance I'd wish to join such a group of artists.
(But I would certainly not look as attractive on the images... Perhaps I could take the photos)
Onjas 3 years ago 3
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great body,i want to be her photographer,
(cry like baby)
chinaliew 3 years ago
8.14 is her pussy hairT_T
so cute pussy ,i want i want!!!~~
9.10 she is so sexy, i want marry her!
chinaliew 3 years ago
her english so good
chinaliew 3 years ago
she is beautiful
gorgogeous:)
chinaliew 3 years ago
I LOVE HER she is korean
chinaliew 3 years ago
She's created some very fantastic works of art! There's so much emotion in her captures and her use of herself in the pictures is really breathtaking. I applaud her bravery, navigating the catacombs and capturing herself resting on the remains of probably thousands of individuals.
draviliant 3 years ago 3
i think her work's amazing. i've not seen photos like those.. i love to explore the cities, but i never thought of really venturing the underground or forbidden places. she's beautiful in her own "odd" ways and i love her bravery. she's obviously a very intellectual person..
vodkalatte 3 years ago 3
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I want to put a baby in her tummy.
bonepyre 3 years ago
because nobody else does it, she did it, and she did it great. i salute her for her bravery and an alternative perspective on things, you don't get to appreciate the beauty and the melancholy of the old tunnels and ruins everyday, aye?
i'm sure this video had opened all our eyes to some point. and that's what TED is all about :)
conancat 3 years ago 2
Wow, I would love to visit all those places. She's obviously nervous, but I find it kinda cute.
Gytaz 3 years ago
It's Ironic.
That she's so nervous to speak just in front of a couple hundreds of people with clothes on, yet have no trouble with posing naked in photographs that will be seen by thousands?
Mrmoc7 3 years ago
well, what's so ironic about that? i dunno - i have pics of myself naked that i wouldn't hesitate to show others, but i find it tough to speak in front of a whole crowd. a lot of people find public speaking intimidating.
vodkalatte 3 years ago 3
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Oh look, another untalented woman taking off her clothes to gain attention. Thanks for bringing us this intellectually stimulating talk TED.... honestly, sometimes TED talks are just plain stupid.
alvincay100 3 years ago
except she is not beautiful. she is somewhat above the average asian.
lakermangmx 3 years ago
the most interesting abandined place to explore is the human mind!
DEATHINKING 3 years ago
Hah. Sir, you nailed that indeed.
lakermangmx 3 years ago
Want to explore the human mind?
Well, here's a place to begin: How many angels can stand on the tip of a pin?
Mrmoc7 3 years ago
standing room only for fools !
DEATHINKING 3 years ago
Perfect!!!!!
GuggigPOPPOP 3 years ago
I don't think it is interesting enough to be a subject of tedtalks
matyuk54 3 years ago 8
agreed, matyuk54; the taste3 conference talks were utterly useless---like this presentation, it's just filler to meet the upload requirements & keep subscribers watching. It [the presenters & their subjects) was nice for the last few weeks, though.
sisyphusorianus9787 3 years ago
I dunno, I mean it's a bit different to the usual style, but they are interesting enough in their way, and it's nice to see people talking articulately about ANYTHING these days.
monkeyknifefight7 3 years ago 4
I love exploring abandoned places. Factories are my favourite places to explore.
JamboyStu 3 years ago 3
you know what?
being naked is not that easy even if you
are an artist. I think that she wants to show us something about urban nature created by human and fragle human body .
rae2ny 3 years ago 3
All it takes is a naked chick, and you can sell anything!
gwilli24 3 years ago 8
I think she found the magic formula: boring or ugly environment + beautiful female body = art :)
igorkrupitsky 3 years ago
Chicks love being naked.
888zzz 3 years ago 2
Guys love chicks (who love) being naked. :)
Jameszhangdude 2 years ago
For the first few minutes I thought she was a shy person.
dfectus 3 years ago 4
then you notice shes displaying pictures of herself in the nude...
jannonymous 3 years ago
Yeah... I rather suspect she's both shy AND an exhibitionist (OK, not really an exhibitionist, and I get the feeling she's ALONE and naked 99% of the time, but you know what I mean). Some people just don't like talking in front of people, and maybe she feels embarrassed not so much about being naked as in observing people and interacting with them as they see her nakedness.
monkeyknifefight7 3 years ago
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maybe she just wants to get laid?
jannonymous 3 years ago
really beautiful artwork. definately an artist
sled1950 3 years ago 2
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she needs a better haircut.
we0926 3 years ago
who cares about her hair
LTBL88 3 years ago
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interesting work....awful presenter...
baillingskater 3 years ago
I think she is absolutely amazing! I would really like to meet her and see more of her work, and talk to her about the ruins. Going to those places... I think it would be an incredible experience. I'm officially jealous!
Too bad that most people who have commented seem to have missed the point of this speech entirely...
BlackBloodGhost 3 years ago 3
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Pretty but creepy, pretty creepy....somebody find her a man!!! She is looking in the wrong places
brianrosado 3 years ago
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i bet she got raped by alot of bums
Punniabi 3 years ago
humanizing derelict rubble....big ideas, hard to truly translate to the average joe...but I appreciate the communication of these beautiful ideas nonetheless. she couldnt have made those places fun to look at through any other means in my opinion. nobody asked her, she didnt have to but she did, so good for her. nice ass too. ;)
HuckleberrySlim 3 years ago 3
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Pretentious garbage.
RichoRosai 3 years ago
i find ur comment Pretentious
kjinks2004 3 years ago 3
i find ur capitalization Retarded
RichoRosai 3 years ago
I really enjoyed your work. Please keep it up. Thank you.
thewelford 3 years ago
Wow she's beautiful
shiggityx2 3 years ago 2
That is some seriously interesting photography. To yego and funkynotayunkie, I think she's going for a juxtaposition in these photos. The use of herself is a matter of necessity, as she was doing her work alone with a timer... but the point is somewhat in the contract between a healthy young female figure and the derelict buildings which are genderless, aged, decomposing. Really lovely work.
midare 3 years ago 3
I agree with funkynotayunkie. Twe swan and rats belong in the pictures, not the girl. she looks like a tourist.
yego2 3 years ago
Yego2! This is her individual expression of art. This is what makes these abandon places fill with life. I feel this contrast is quite unique and poignant.
dorotwhy 3 years ago
and I'm giving my individual perception of her artwork. There's already plenty of life in those places, but the life from she is bringing in the picture looks out of place. Her carefully combed hair and her postures give her away. A homeless drug addict would've looked more at home out there.
yego2 3 years ago
that's your entirely subjective opinion
LTBL88 3 years ago
absolutely. and since when is art anything but subjective?
yego2 3 years ago
She was not attempting to fit in, she was contrasting her soft and nude body against a harsh environment.
bitmap 3 years ago 5
ok. thanks.
yego2 3 years ago
Very interesting but i thing in these pictures she is an alien and the homeless is reality so he should be in the picture, it depends on how you look at it but still impresive
funkynotayunkie 3 years ago
Absolutely amazing!
hadialabdulhadi 3 years ago 2
Yeah ... what a loser ... traveling the world pursuing her art... speaking at TED ... getting paid big money to do what she loves ... she should be crammed up in a little office cubicle, pondering her purpose between deadlines, fighting commuters on the underground and considering whether her retirement funds will be sufficient, while she watches YouTube clips of interesting people.
triumphantdan 3 years ago 10
Actually, I believe this is a reply to a discussion that took place early on this comment section.
It doesn't apply to Miru Kim, rather, crossingthechannel was voicing his disgust of either me or semiliteratedgod (its not entirely clear which).
DavidMTRutten 3 years ago
@DavidMTRutten, why are you always so "smart"?
remarkably it's always the thirdworld trash, those dumb, ignorant, lazy, filthy, hateful little pricks that are trolling on youtube
you really should have a threesome somewhere with thelleht from Papua New Guinea and your dumb whore of a "girlfriend" (which in reality is your fat faggot companion)
*pukes*
semiliteratedgod 3 years ago
@semiliteratedgod
"remarkably it's always the thirdworld trash, those dumb, ignorant, lazy, filthy, hateful little pricks that are trolling on youtube."
I wish there was a mental mirror that I could put up to make you understand the absurdity and blatant idiocy of that statement.
kitsunde 3 years ago
sorry butthurt scumbag, but it is the truth, it's overwhelmingly those filthy thirdworld people that are trollin'...
semiliteratedgod 3 years ago
Right... thanks for clearing that up ;)
triumphantdan 3 years ago
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This young artist has a great eye for architectural form and lighting, as is readily apparent to any seasoned photographer, and her inclusion of the nude form provides excellent counterpoint in many respects. Her work is deserving of being more widely presented, and this is an effective venue for that purpose. Thank you for posting this.
harleynanda 3 years ago